Road-gate.



PATENTED AUG. 28, 1906.

F. M. GARINGER.

ROAD GATE. APPLICATION FILED PBB.14. 1906..

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PATENTED AUG. 28

F. M. GARINGER.

ROAD GATE.

APPLICATION FILED Emu. 1906.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ROAD-GATE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 28, 1906.

Application filed February 14, 1906. Serial No. 301,040.

To all whom, it .mcty concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK M. GARINGER, a

I citizen of the United States, residing at Washing along the roadway and without the neces-- sity of alighting, the gate herein described being so constructed as to be readily opened or closed by means of cords or cables connected with the gate and leading to posts or other supports arranged along the roadside in such manner as to be conveniently within the reach of the driver, one of the objects being to provide a device of the character described that'shall be simple and comparatively inexpensive in construction, durable, easy of operation, and in which the liability of getting out of order is reduced to a minimum.

The common objection to gates of this class is the fact that they are unwieldy and cumbersome and by reason of their construction and operation susceptible of disarrangement of parts, causing them to fail to operate. These objections are obviated in this invention by reason of its simplicity and compactness, there being no unnecessary cumbersome or unwieldly parts to be manipulated to accomplish the desired result.

Other objects and advantages of my invention, as well as the structural features by means of which these objects are attained, will be made clear by an examination of the specification, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which the same reference-numerals indicate corresponding portions throughout, and in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of the complete invention, and Fig. 2 is a top plan.

1 designates a gate constructed in accordance with my invention pivotally mounted at one end, as shown at 2, on a post 3. The other end of the gate is provided with a leafspring 4, the lower end of which is secured to the end of the gate in any suitable manner and the upper end of which is arranged at a distance therefrom to leave a' space between it and the gate to admit of free action of the spring. This is arranged by bending the metal comprising the spring, as shown at 5. The upper end of this spring is adapted to engage a catch 6, formed of a single piece of metal or other material, the outer end of which has formed integral therewith a head comprising a laterally projecting point 7, beveled on its outer edge. The other end of the catch is embedded in a post 8, arranged in the path of the free end of thegate 1, the leafspring and catch comprising means whereby the gate is locked in closed position. The upper or free end of the spring 4 is connected with a cord or cable 9, extending longitudinally of the gate, passing between pulleys 10, carried by the projecting end of a plate 10, mounted on top of the gate and extending longitudinally thereof. The cord or cable 9 then passes between the pulleys 11 and 12, rotatably mounted on the post 3, and connecting with a ring 13. connected with said ring 13 is a cord or cable 14, leading to a post 15, arranged by the roadway and on one side of the gate, and a similar cord 16 extends from the ring to a post 17, arranged on the other side. The posts 15 and 17 are each provided with brackets 18, in which are rotatably mounted pulleys 19, and over these pulleys the cords 14 and 16 extend, their outer or free ends being provided with suitable handles 20, only one oi which is shown. To hold the gate open until the vehicle passes, the post 17 is provided with a latch'21, similar to latch 6 on post 8, and in order that the gate may not stop after it has been pulled to a point where the cords 14 and 16 bear directly against same to hold it stationary or on a dead-center a coil-spring 22 is provided, one of the ends thereof being secured to the gate and the other end being secured to a post 23, set at a suitable distance and at a predetermined point to enable the spring to properly perform its functions.

In operation the driver reaches out of the vehicle, the posts 15 and .17 being sufliciently high to admit this, grasps one of the handles 20, and pulls thereon. This causes the cord 14 or 16 to pull against the ring 13 and thus pull the cord 9 longitudinally of the gate and draw the free end of the leaf-spring 4 out of engagement with the latch 6. Pulleys 10 being, as heretofore stated, in the rear of the point at which the gate is pivotally mounted on the post 3, the pressure thereon exerted causes the rear end of the gate to follow the rear end of the cord, and thus swing the other end toward or from the post 8, according to Having one end IIO whether said gate be open or closed. As the arrangement of the cords 9, 14, and 16 is such asto cause the cord 9 to exert pressure on the ate only to partially open or close the same, t e coil-spring 22 is employed to complete the opening or closing process. By giving a short quick pull on either handle it will be obvious that the driver can readily open or close the gate from either side.

It is thought from the foregoing desoripe -tion, taken'in connection with the drawings, "that the construction and operation of my invention will be readily understood and that further explanation is unnecessary,

1 Having thus described my said invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is

i l. 'A device of the character described comprising a'pivotally-mounted gate, means for lo'ckin the same in closed position, means for lo'c ing the'same-in open position, a plate 'mounted on the gate and extending longitudinally thereof, pulleys carried by theplate,

a cord extending longitudinally of the gate and having one end engaging the locking -means and the other end passing between the "pulleys, otherpulleys mounted adjacent to porting the free ends of thelast mentioned cords, pulleys carried by the standards and adapted to be engaged by said cords, and a spring arranged to control the gate when it passes beyond the control of the cords.

2. A device of the character described com prising a pivotally-mounted gate, a leafspring carried by the free end thereof, vertical standards adapted to be engaged by the free end of thegate, catches carried by the standards and adapted to be engaged by the leaf-spring whereby said gate is held in open or closed'position, a cord connected with the upper end of the leaf-spring and extending longitudinally of thegate, pulleys mounted on the gate and having the cord passing between them, other pulleys mounted adjacent to the gate and having said cord passing between them, laterally-extending cords connected with the first-mentioned cord whereby thefirst-mentioned cord is operated to open or close the gate, and a spring connected with the gate and arranged to control it when it passes beyond the control of the cords.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FRANK M. GARINGER. Witnesses:

W. W. DE 'WEEs, J OE DIPAN. 

